In 2007, two inventive Canadian scientists, Dr. Margaret Bywater–Ekegärd and Ananda Lynn Fitzsimmons, formed Inocucor Technologies to study new ways to solve the problems facing agriculture through a holistic lens. They reasoned that biological systems, which are by nature comprised of thousands of diverse microorganisms, could be made more productive through the addition of multiple fungi, yeasts and bacteria that work in harmony to create quality plants and soils. Depleted soils could be revitalized, resulting in hardy, more productive plants.

The long-term quality of the entire phyto-microbiome—the seed, the plant, the soil and the micro-environment directly surrounding the plant—would improve, leading to increased agricultural yields.